Telegram-herald., 1887-03-08
PLYMOUTH'S PASTOR
he is Yet Alive But Gradually
Sinking.
THE LAST RAY Or HOPE ABANDONED.
A Mind Cure Crank Calls at the Houss
and Offers Ills Services
Scenes al the House Dur
ing the Day and
Evening.

BRooKlyN, March Rev. Henry Ward
Beechers condition has not sppreeiAbly
changed during the day and evening. his
life is slowly ebbing ont while his sorrow
ing family stand a; his bedside unable 70
check the flow. He Is unconscious OF their
grief for he has been in a state Of coma III
dsy Friends pass IN and out Of the Silent
house. over which hangs fhe shadow Of
death bui the one great mind knows moth
ing OF the deep sympathy that everywhere
il seit FOR him ia his last hours GA earth. he
lies propped up IN bed wnsle hlh vile AID
children iln IN and out Of the room never
leaving ban for more than a minute 81
lime As they look a. the sal Tagaees msae
by his short illness ia bis face tears biina
their ewes. and Tor the time being they can
not see the well beloved features
Nobody who new Mr. Bescher before the
apoplec.ic III seized him would recoguize
bifn now. 50 great has been the change
since saturday morning. he has suffered
terrible pain. which has Jeff is marks upon
hls face and distorted ais whole BODY.
This 20 the family is a great alnieoon. Tor
the dying man had ALWAYS expressed the
wish that lac might dse suddenly
IN lhe street ia fr3nt oi The house crowds
gathered today aud anxi0nsy watched the
drawn curtains n Mr.. Beecbefs chamber
as If they could tell them what sss passing
within They scanned fae bulletins eagerly
and closely Questioned the policeman on
duty in the vesfibnie They gathered on
the sidewalk acr 5ss the street aud on tie
four corners talking Of the man they All
loved so well. Ladies pfetoulinsted ~ tbe
crowd and many OF them stool for hours on
the other side 81 Bicks-st nos mindful of
the damp pavement Thousands Of other
ladies passed The house IN carriages aud
on Zoo; and ell either stopped 70 read tie
bulletin ar ask few questions. Tears were
in the ewes of many OF them. and they al
gave sab Of relief when they heard nat
The end wss not vet Chief usher VI hltoey,
who has been CONNECTED with Plymouth
church FOR nearly thirty yesrs. went ~ and
remained long time Dr. jacobs, Chair
rlAu %. the Jewish Minisiery. Associstion,
csfne down the steps shortly afierwsrn,
having spent about az hour IA tire house
II called % Ofief my ceDdOleuce 70 TIE am
ilv be said. Il would like 20 have seen
fr. Bsecher. bat that VS. impossible The
family ;ells me that y IL Dot TIE Nj. Beech.
er of old who is there. lie is dead and al
that i left is a.breatl9ing piece OF machinery.
Among the other callers we're Congress
man ). Y. White. ex Mayor Low, T. II.
Nsningten and Rev. Dr. Lyman. None oi
them saw Mr.. Beecbsr-
A Afind-Cure Crank Offers fiis Services
About 1918 n peculiar looking individual
xifh ione black hair. wearing black sioucb
has and black Globes. shafnbled slowly
with a ..ait t..cui iariy his own. up tie s.er's
of the house and asked 10 see Col Iseeohsf.
lie informed tie policeman At tbe door that
he was German iaiDd res'sr and came -
offer his services 10 the family. The police.
man el,sssnited Cot Bsecher ard the usher
va told - adnsi, The man. Hgxas soror3-
ia .fv admitted aui had , twenty nuD0fes
conversation with Col. Beecbef and Dr
Sasrie When r Sesrie lefi the house Al
] o'cl0cs he said.
The man saia tlsaf ne bad come Tor the
rnr.,ast ~ curing Mr. Beecher. and sp-
/ reared confident that be could do 30. He
saia fi.at he understood that NJ Beechef
| had b.er given ap rs the doctors bui that 10
| r-anfe.f a. see bin aud thea bs c0sid tel
Whether be could lssfeci c1re. We tod
hifa that we had nal offers ~ services from
prominent fshvsicians Al ever rhe eouusrF,
| nut fbai Il had beao decided that Mr.
| peef hsr's case vas ia the has1s Of f,erfecfi s.
c9-srseiefsf Fh~sieisns ] 1ia not iearD tie
rnons name. Duf he yss uDoouDieals .
crsnk
Bssoxrvx. - T.. March 7.--At 70 p. rs.
Tr seasle issaea " statement ibst tiss pulse
aariar the daT bs8 reached 1if, boi We
( f7asr 40 fesfareijon - teTuperstUss 90
I The cenerss condition was worse f1aa So
sur rreYi8as tiuge Tbe rapidly ~ the
peise inslcsiea faifng bear p~wsf Destb
I Bi<ht resist eiflseT from hesri i5srs gsis
I "a IRE q respiratory organs. 10 other pre-
/ 5icfi5us cstaid re made fban fesl sesth
woaid probably fot oecar during tne night
& The fct elf 6oabtiess suffered 80 psin. hi'
condition vas Fy9osoiT fhsi q one
10 trou5is.